Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bətuŋ

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

Noun

*bətuŋ

bamboo of very large diameter, probably Dendrocalamus sp.

Descendants

Puyuma: betung
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bətuŋ
- Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Bikol Central: butóng
    - Visayan
      - Cebuano: butóng
      - Aklanon: butóng
  - Danao
    - Maranao: bentong
  - Manobo
    - Binukid: buntung
    - Western Bukidnon Manobo: bentung
- Barito
  - West Barito
    - Ngaju: betong
- North Bornean
  - North Sarawakan
    - Berawan–Lower Baram
      - Berawan: betong
    - Dayic
      - Kelabit: betung
- Malayo-Sumbawan
  - Malayic
    - Iban: betung
    - Malay: betung
      - Indonesian: betung
  - Sundanese: beutung
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
  - Sumba–Flores
    - Komodo: betong
    - Rembong: betong
  - Timoric
    - Tetum: betun
- Oceanic
  - Admiralty Islands
    - Lou: pot

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *betuŋ₁.